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me" is finished. The ability and grace to forgive is the blessing
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suffering and restore you to priesthood, to sonship. You are my sons
and daughters, no longer orphans or aliens in a strange land."
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justice, for Justice has come. The land cries out in praise to the
Creator of all. The rocks rejoice in who God is! And the people
join in the song. Ireland is a triumphant story. The Irish rule the
world, their influence can be seen in just about every nation. Saint
Patrick's legacy is not forgotten. Patrick, of Wales, slave and
missionary, transformed a nation; introduced them to Jesus and his
love for them. He forgave his captors. He loved and gave and taught
and showed who God is to a people who once enslaved him. His legacy
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not forgotten. In fact, it has only just begun.
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for glory and their gain. He extinguishes the flaming arrows of the
enemy and calls out, "NO MORE! ENOUGH! I have set my people free.
Free from anger and resentment. Free from vengeance and hatred.
Free from prejudice and oppression. Free to live! No longer to
survive but to thrive like never before. Ireland has brought great
ingenuity and creativity to the world. And it is only the beginning.
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AI is just Sharapova's 11th wta clay event EVER??
Apr 11th, 2008, 10:14 PM
Wow is that really true,i tried to check back but it looks so(and 3 itf clay challengers)
Apr 11th, 2008, 10:16 PM
She won at least 1 of those challengers too, Sea Island. Kournikova played too.
Apr 11th, 2008, 10:18 PM
Maria plays IW & Miami, then she usually takes a break.
Skipping Miami and playing this is a big change.
I think she will withdraw from Charleston.
She played a lot this week.
Apr 11th, 2008, 10:21 PM
Only her second ever event on green clay.
Apr 11th, 2008, 10:55 PM
Wow is that really true,i tried to check back but it looks so(and 3 itf clay challengers)
Which is why the boobs who always write her off in the clay season really have no idea what they are talking about. SHe is a work in progress on clay, and the more she plays on it, the more dangerous she will be.
Apr 11th, 2008, 11:04 PM
Well really with today's schedule, the top player only plays 3 or 4 events on clay per year (Berlin, Rome, RG, and maybe Charleston). Maria has been a top player for the majority of her career, and she's been unfortunate enough to be injured in some of her past clay seasons, so it's no surprise the number is so low. It's not like Maria spent years trying to break through playing lower tiers in Estoril or Prague.
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Brown Shoe has been skyrocketing so far in 2012, with shares up around 70%. The stock hit a new 52-week high today of $15.31 ahead of its earnings report.
>>5 Rocket Stocks to Buy Into September The current short interest as a percentage of the float for Brown Shoe is pretty high at 11.8%. That means that out of the 40.38 million shares in the tradable float, 4.74 million shares are sold short by the bears. This is a decent short interest on a stock with a relatively low float. Any bullish news from Brown Shoe Company and this stock could experience a large short-squeeze post-earnings. From a technical perspective, BWS is currently trading above both its 50-day moving and 200-day moving averages, which is bullish. This stock has been uptrending very strong for the past four months, with shares soaring from a low of $8.23 to its recent 52-week high of $15.31 a share. During that uptrend, shares of BWS have been consistently making higher lows and higher highs, which is bullish technical price action. If you're in the bull camp on BWS, then I would wait until after they report and look for long-biased trades if this stock manages to trigger a break out to a new 52-week high above $15.31 a share with heavy volume. Look for volume on that move that hits near or above its three-month average action of 531,581 shares. If we get that move, then BWS will have a great chance of re-testing or possibly taking out its next major overhead resistance levels at $17.38 to $18.79 a share post-earnings. I would simply avoid BWS or look for short-biased trades if after earnings this stock fails to trigger that breakout, and then moves back below some near-term support at $14 to $13.40 a share with heavy volume. If we get that move, then BWS will setup to re-test or possibly take out its next major support levels at $12.89 to $12 a share post-earnings.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Anyone into that?
I have a 1040STFM and the biggest reason I even bought it is because of the music some people do on it these days. Yes, these days.
There's a whole scene of people still making music and programs for the ST. Of course, there are old game tunes that are cool as well. Like most songs by Jochen Hippel(aka Mad Max of The Exceptions).
The music is very limited of course, seeing as the sound chip even at the time was so inferior to other sound chips, like the Paula sound chip in the Amiga.
The YM2149 chip in the Atari is able to produce 4bit sounds on 3 separate channels. That might sound like a very poor sound chip. And in fact, it is :)
But as time passed, people developed new techniques to produce different sounds on the chip. For example, sampled drums, deep bass sounds and "SID" sounds.
Comparing early ST game music to music by some current composer like Stu makes you wonder if its even the same computer :)
Ok, so here are some examples for those that have no clue what it sounds like. You should look at it as very simple electronic music and NOT game music!:
So Stu's style is very hard pumping and heavy sounding. It might be too much for people new to chip music, but I like it.
Stu - MEGAblaST
Stu - chiprape
Tao on the other hand is much more melodic and soft sounding.
Tao - Sidchimes
Tao - Warryorz
Then there is Crazy Q who has a kind of unique style as well. Don't really know what to call it.
Crazy Q - Outlaw
Crazy Q - Phunky Shapeshifter 2149
I could go on all day but those are really good songs and I hope someone will get interested in it :)
Let's finish with a really old game tune for comparison :D
Elite for Atari ST on youtube
...well, now you see what I'm talking about ^^
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Hi GWers, I have a question about our wood floor. We are installing a pre-finished 8" wide plank white oak floor. The installation is scheduled to start tomorrow. The wood has been sitting in our house for about 5 weeks now and our HVAC has been running for 3-4 weeks. However, the humidifier is not hooked up. We have been monitoring the humidity in our house, and it is usually around 35% (it has gone above 40%). Our wood floor supplier requires a relative humidity of 40-50%. We live in a very dry climate in Southern BC. Should we ask the flooring installer to wait a week while we increase the humidity in our house? Will a 5% increase in humidity cause cupping? I'm going to ask our installer tomorrow but I thought I'd check here first. BTW, I would have been more on top of this, but we just had a new baby. |
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You might want to ask your question of the manufacturer. Where in the house did you measure the humidity? The ideal place is in the area the wood is stored since humidity levels can vary in different parts of a new house. Also it would be better if the wood was not stored near a recently poured slab. I would want my flooring stored off the floor and each layer separated so air can get to all the wood. If it is stored in a solid pile there is no way the center can acclimate. Since relative humidity varies with temperature, the manufacturer should have recommended a temperature range too. |
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Yes from that picture it is exactly the wrong way to "acclimate" the flooring. |
- Posted by laurajane02 (My Page) on Sun, Apr 28, 13 at 17:57
Thanks for replying. The flooring is stored in a few places around the house, depending on where it is to be installed. All of it is stored on plywood, not concrete. Good point about airing it out - if we wait a week, I'll ask them to do this. I've just been looking at our touchscreen thermostat to get the humidity levels. I know this floor is going to move to some degree - I just want to avoid any major mistakes. |
- Posted by laurajane02 (My Page) on Sun, Apr 28, 13 at 21:26
Millworkman ~ Thanks for pointing that out. The wood has been sitting like this since mid-March. Should I have them lay it out properly and postpone the installation by another 1-2 weeks? The temperature in the house has been around 19-20oC and kept constant. |
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I certainly would as the wider the flooring the more it will expand and contract and the worse it will look if not correctly acclimated. |
Spread it out. Out of the packaging. One board thick in the rooms it is intended for. It takes a long time for humidity to penetrate a pile of boards. See chapter 3. (sorry, the site used to have chapter by chapter links, but they are gone). Plain expansion and shrinkage occur, even if the wood holds it shape. See figure 3-3. 8 inch wood is going to have some decent size gaps between heating and cooling season. And if you really are in a low RH area, it is going to continue shrinking. |
Here is a link that might be useful: 'Wood Handbook'
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- Posted by laurajane02 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 29, 13 at 15:28
Thanks for the advice. I do know that I will see gaps in this floor with the changing seasons. The installer came by today. The wood is now spread out. He measured the humidity of the wood in the middle of the pile and it is 7.8%. The subfloor (plywood) is currently 7.3% RH. The humidifier is now hooked up, and we are expected to remain around 40% RH. So, the conditions are improving. How long would you recommend we wait before starting installation? |
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May 16, 2013 MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. - The honors continue to mount for the University of Minnesota's softball program, as junior pitcher Sara Moulton and sophomore third baseman Kaitlyn Richardson earned First Team All-Great Lakes Region accolades and sophomore shortstop Tyler Walker was on the second team, as announced by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) on Thursday. It marks the first time Minnesota has had a first team all-region selection since Stephanie Sward earned NCAA First Team All-Mideast Region as an outfielder during 2005. Moulton, Richardson and Walker all earned First Team All-Big Ten this season. It's the second time that Moulton has earned all-region honors, as she was second team during her freshman season in 2011. Moulton enters this weekend's Seattle Regional with a record of 31-10, an earned run average of 1.53, 26 complete games, 13 shutouts, and 279 strikeouts in 255.2 innings pitched. Richardson leads the Golden Gophers and is among the Top 25 nationally with a .440 (62-for-141) batting average and a .560 on base percentage. She also leads Minnesota with 41 runs batted in, a .730 slugging percentage and 34 walks, while ranking second on the team for hits, runs scored (34), doubles (11), and home runs (10). Walker is batting .393 (68-for-173) and leads the team in hits, runs scored (51), doubles (15), triples (2) and home runs (12), while ranking second for batting average, slugging percentage (.711), on base percentage (.475) and stolen bases (20). Minnesota (35-17) is making its first NCAA Regional appearance since 2003. The Gophers are seeded third at the Seattle Regional and will open play on Friday against second-seeded Hawai'i (43-11) at 5:30 p.m. CT.
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Verizon shocked many of us by being the first carrier to update the Moto X to Android 4.4. This update came less than a month after KitKat made its first public appearance, and it was followed by OTAs from T-Mobile and AT&T mere days later. Then came US Cellular's turn in early December. Today, Sprint finally rises to the occasion and has started to push out Android 4.4 to its version of the Moto X, making it the last of the large national carriers to do so.
Remember when T-Mobile didn't have LTE service? You know, just under two years ago? Remember when they released a version of the Galaxy S III without LTE (SGH-T999), then another with LTE (SGH-T999L), ensuring that some customers would be pissed and others would be confused? If you do, and you bought the latter LTE-enabled version of Samsung's 2012 flagship, check your status bar: you might just have a software update waiting.
A month after bumping the Galaxy S4 up to Android 4.3, Verizon is rolling out a minor OTA for the flagship that addresses a few rough spots around the edges. Following the update, owners should experience better data roaming in Canada and Mexico along with a better connection when using enterprise proxy servers.
Google only started the Android 4.4.1 update last week, but it looks like a new hotfix is already good to go, as 4.4.2 showed up for Nexus devices in the last hour. So far, we've seen it on the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, and the Nexus 7, but it's probably safe to say the Nexus 10 is not going to be far behind. Update: Nexus 10 confirmed too.
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Google pushed out Android 4.4.1 last week with the build number KOT49E. We spotted the OTA files for all the Nexus devices shortly thereafter and all was well with the world. Well, until today. Sprint has just posted on its support forums and update page that Nexus 5 users can expect an update on their devices today with build number KOT49H – that's slightly newer than the build we got last week.
T-Mobile customers with the Galaxy Note II, your day has finally arrived: the Jelly Bean 4.3 over-the-air update is finally rolling out, according to this XDA thread. Samsung's Galaxy S4, S III, and the Note II have been getting the same update on other American carriers, but T-Mobile is behind the leaked release schedule (though not by much). The Note II is the last Samsung phone on T-Mobile scheduled to get the update, at least for the moment.
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Tuscaloosa, AL (Sports Network) - Jeffrey Taylor converted one of his two free-throw attempts with six seconds to play to give the Vanderbilt Commodores a 65-64 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide in SEC play at Coleman Coliseum.
Taylor finished the night with 13 points for the Commodores (13-3, 2-0 SEC), matching the output of A.J. Ogilvy as both players also ripped down nine rebounds in the team's seventh consecutive win. John Jenkins and Jermaine Beal came up with 11 points each as well.
The Crimson Tide (11-5, 1-1) were led by Mikhail Torrance who recorded a game- high 23 points and added six assists and five rebounds, while Tony Mitchell picked up 10 points and seven boards. JaMychal Green led the way on the glass with 10 rebounds as the team had a four-game win streak snapped.
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In the second half the Tide's lead reached double figures, but it wasn't long before Vandy bounced back and tied the game once again at 45-45. A pair of free throws by Green with 35 seconds remaining locked up the score for the eighth time at 64-64, setting the stage for Taylor's game-winner.
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The book comprises 38 independent topics and 105 authors, which have been grouped into 6 thematic parts. One might expect that a book with such a vast array of authors would be hard to read, but the editor has most successfully imposed a coherent structure on all the contributions.
The chapters all follow the same pattern: an introduction, the significance of the case/situation, a case history, resolution and outcomes, commentary and reflections, critical questions for discussion, further reading and references. Those in teaching will find the critical questions sections invaluable aids to running stimulating tutorial classes.
The first four parts concern examples of recent outbreak investigations from around the world, tracing sources of contamination, methods of crisis management, farm level interventions and tracking contaminants before they enter the food chain.
Part five focuses on safe food production, the challenges of regulatory testing and certification, hygiene control and predictive microbiology. The book concludes in part six with detailed cases concerned with food adulteration and authenticity.
All the chapters are relevant to all chemists' interests of self-preservation, but the last section is of more direct concern in that it details some interesting examples of recent applications of analytical chemistry in the protection of the public. These include the contamination of nut-free ready meals, the adulteration of UHT milk, the adulteration of foods with melamine on an international scale, the mislabelling of cod and genetically modified organisms and the source of rice.
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Nick Young a DNP-CD in New York
According to Young, he was more than healthy enough to play in the Lakers' 92-80 loss to the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. He said it was Lakers coach Byron Scott's call. Then when asked about his relationship with Scott, Young said, "I don't know. Can't tell you."
Young hasn't played since being benched in the second half of the Lakers' loss to the Houston Rockets on Jan. 25. In the Lakers' first practice after that game, he sprained his right ankle when Lakers rookie guard Jordan Clarkson stepped on it.
However, Young said his ankle is fine.
"I'm very disappointed I didn't get out there," he said. "That's just how this year has been. We'll see what happens next game."
As for sitting out against the Knicks, Young said, "It's very tough, especially coming back, wanting to play in the Garden, wanted to be a part of the team."
Young spoke after Scott had already addressed the media, but Scott has said that he wants Young to get at least one practice in before playing again. The Lakers are scheduled to practice Tuesday in Milwaukee in advance of their game against the Bucks on Wednesday.
"I can't tell you what it is," Young said. "I felt good myself personally. But it's not always up to me. It's in the coach's hands."
Young is averaging 14.1 points this season, the most for any healthy Lakers player.
Knicks 92, Lakers 80: Not so super at MSG
"I'll go warm up the car!" the fan shouted.
Shortly after that, Anthony checked out, having scored a game-high 31 points in a game his team led by as much as 21, in a game that was never much of one.
The Knicks have won five of their last seven and the Lakers have lost 10 of their last 11.
Turning point: The Knicks built a 26-12 lead early and were never really threatened beyond that.
Player of the game: Anthony made 13-of-25 from the floor and added eight rebounds and six assists. He also scored 18 points in the third quarter alone -- the same amount that the Lakers scored as a team.
Lone bright spot: Lakers forward Carlos Boozer had 19 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.
No Linsanity: Jeremy Lin finished with four points in 24 minutes, far from the numbers he was putting up almost three years ago when he took the world by storm as a member of the Knicks.
Injury update: Nick Young (ankle) missed his third straight game. Jordan Hill left the game with a right quad strain and the Lakers said an update on his status will be available Monday.
Anthony scores 31 points as Knicks rout Lakers 92-80
NEW YORK -- Carmelo Anthony scored 18 of his 31 points in the third quarter and the New York Knicks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 92-80 Sunday.
With Kobe Bryant out for the season and both teams among the worst in the NBA, it was anything but a Super Sunday in New York, where the national TV audience that was originally scheduled to see it missed the Lakers shooting 35.5 percent from the field.
Anthony stood out above the ugliness, soaring to dunk an alley-oop pass in the second quarter before turning mostly to his jumper in the third to help New York pull away. He shot 13 of 25 and grabbed eight rebounds.
Scott on Clarkson: 'He's developing nicely'
Scott chose the latter option, and his gamble paid off. Upon re-entering the game with 4:03 remaining in the fourth quarter, Clarkson reasserted himself after some shaky early play, scoring 9 points (2-of-5 FGs, 5-of-5 FTs) and withstanding the immense ball pressure and trapping the Bulls' defense applied on him over the final 14 minutes.
"You gotta learn," Scott said. "Sometimes you have to throw a guy in the fire and see what he's made of. I thought Jordan kind of fell on his face for a few minutes, but obviously kept his composure, gathered himself and played really well in the second overtime."
As his teammates are quick to point out, it takes time for a rookie point guard to learn new plays and reads, figure out teammate tendencies, and serve as an extension of the coach on the floor. But stretches like Thursday's crunch-time performance show how Clarkson is rapidly improving at a rate even Scott couldn't predict.
"I think we have a pretty good basketball player in this young kid," Scott said. "When he falls on his face, he gets right back up. He wants to get better; he works his butt off every single day. If you look at his first game [starting] against San Antonio, and his last game last night, he's shown improvement.
"That's all you want from a young point guard. He's developing nicely, and I think he'll continue to do that."
Perhaps the secret to Clarkson's success has been a recent meeting with teammate and former MVP point guard Steve Nash, who is back around the team, according to general manager Mitch Kupchak. Nash is taking on a mentorship role with Clarkson, and the two met and spoke in-depth for the first time on Wednesday.
So, what did they work on?
"Just a little bit of everything," Clarkson said. "We did a lot of film work; just reading plays, just slowing down and reads and stuff to look at. That's really it right now. We'll see. I'm going to meet with him again soon."
Did Nash's insight help Clarkson against the fierce Bulls defense?
"Yeah," Clarkson said. "I tried to implement some of that stuff. It's hard to do it off one day of work, but it's just going to continue to grow. It's just putting one brick down at a time."
Clarkson says the biggest thing he's tried to take away from Nash's game is his "pace." Nash was the ultimate floor general in his heyday, and the stubborn, competitive Clarkson is trying to learn that finding his teammates can be just as effective as attacking himself.
"I'm just playing at different speeds," Clarkson. "At the same time, trying to get two defenders to commit so I can get somebody else a shot. … I don't have to beat the trap with the ball. I can just pass it and get it out of my hands and let my teammates make a play.
"Just learning that. Just being thrown into it -- it's a good learning experience for me."
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- As the Lakers (13-34) embark on their nine-day, four-game Grammy trip, what do they need to pack with them to maintain the competitiveness they had against the Bulls and Washington Wizards? "Everything that we just had last game," Scott said. "We have to pack that energy, that aggressiveness, that patience that we had at certain times, that ball movement, that player movement. The one thing we really have to pack is our hard-hat. We have to come with a lunch-pail mentality."
- The first game of the trip is Sunday against the struggling New York Knicks (9-38), which is what concerns Scott the most: "I think the thing that concerns me the most is the fact that they've been losing just like us," Scott said. "It's like having a wild animal backed in the corner -- they're going to come out fighting. So we just have to be ready for it."
- Scott on meeting with Kobe Bryant before Thursday's game: "He was a real upbeat," Scott said. "We talked for about three or four minutes, then we both went in and he said, 'I love all my teammates.' He sat down and watched us go through the meeting and our points of emphasis. Then we gathered again for a second, I gave him a hug and told him I'd talk to him later."
- It's unclear whether Nick Young will be available for Sunday's game, as he has yet to return to full-contact practice since spraining his ankle Monday. "He did some shooting today," Scott said. "He was real light on it. I don't know if he can run or cut on it. So we'll have to wait and see."
- Center Robert Sacre had an interesting analogy for the upcoming road trip. "It's a bombing mission," Sacre said. "Like coach said, 'It's a bombing mission.' We just have to kick butt and take names."
Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins will replace injured Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant at the 2015 NBA All-Star Game, commissioner Adam Silver announced Friday.
"Kobe's a legend, we all know that," Cousins said before the Kings' game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. "Filling his shoes in the All-Star Game, it speaks a lot. So, I'm honored."
Cousins, who said he did not watch the TNT telecast Thursday night announcing the All-Star reserves, said he had resigned to the fact that he wasn't going to make the team, going as far as texting Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard and suggesting he should be Bryant's injury replacement. He was told he made the team Friday afternoon in a phone call from Kings general manager Pete D'Alessandro.
"Honestly, I really didn't expect myself to make it," Cousins said. "I mean, the West was so tough this year and there are so many talented guys in the West. But the crazy thing is, me and Dame were texting after the results came out and I was telling him, 'Man, you know you're going to make this team, like, it's nothing.' It's just kind of crazy how things worked out."
It is the first All-Star appearance for Cousins, who ranks fifth in the NBA in scoring (23.8 points per game) and third in rebounding (12.3 rebounds per game).
LOS ANGELES -- In a Los Angeles Lakers franchise so stocked with legends it's difficult to single out individuals for superlatives, finding a description for Pau Gasol is remarkably simple. He's the best Lakers acquisition of the 21st century.
The flip side is that letting him leave without receiving anything in return is the Lakers' biggest mistake of the century.
First, Pau's place in Laker lore. There's no easy answer for greatest Laker of all-time when Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor are among the nominees. And good luck picking a starting center between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal, Wilt Chamberlain and George Mikan without an argument.
LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant addressed his expectations a day after shoulder surgery Thursday night in a brief interview with ESPN, saying he planned on being ready to play come September for the Los Angeles Lakers' training camp.
"Yeah, that's the plan," he said.
Bryant said his rehab over the next couple of months will involve "a lot of patience."
"Sore, but it's OK," Bryant said of his shoulder.
He said media opinion on whether he should return for a 20th season or retire wouldn't affect his decision.
"I don't really listen much to what people have to say, to be honest with you," Bryant said.
Bryant was back at the Staples Center for a brief visit with former teammate Pau Gasol before the Lakers faced the Chicago Bulls.
The former teammates spoke privately before Bryant left. Bryant said he wasn't feeling well enough, 31 hours after the operation, to go on the court.
Gasol later received a standing ovation from fans before the Lakers' 123-118 double-overtime win as a video tribute played on the big screens at Staples Center.
Bryant is expected to need nine months to recover from his third straight season-ending injury, a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder suffered last week that he had surgically repaired Wednesday.
Lakers 123, Bulls 118 (2OT): End of the skid
Then they built a 15-point lead over a legitimate title contender.
And they almost let it slip away on several occasions when it was all on the line, but ultimately the Lakers fought back and held on to win a 123-118 double-overtime thriller over the Chicago Bulls at Staples Center here Thursday.
The win snaps a nine-game losing streak, the Lakers' longest skid since they dropped a franchise-worst 10 in a row in April 1994.
The Lakers improved to 13-34 while the Bulls fell to 30-18.
Player of the game: This was a close call, but let's give the honor to Lakers forward Jordan Hill. He tied a career high with 26 points on 11-of-22 shooting and added 12 rebounds.
Hill hit a huge 20-foot jumper late in the first overtime that extended the game to another session. He hit another big jumper late in the second overtime and grabbed several clutch rebounds throughout.
Homecoming king: Lakers coach Byron Scott called for Lakers fans to give Gasol a standing ovation, and they delivered. After a touching tribute video before tipoff, Gasol came to center court as fans rose to their feet and rained down cheers.
Lakers star Kobe Bryant was expected to say some pregame remarks on behalf of his former teammate, but the Lakers said he was still in pain and groggy from medication following season-ending shoulder surgery Wednesday. Bryant spoke to Gasol privately before leaving the arena, the Lakers said.
As for the game itself, Gasol finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. He also made a huge tip-in basket that tied the score with 11 seconds left in regulation, closing out a 9-0 run that gave the Bulls a chance.
Stat of the night: Bulls guard Jimmy Butler shot 18 free throws; the Lakers as a team shot 25.
Butler made 16 of his attempts at the charity stripe and the Bulls made 26 of 32. Butler scored a game-high 35 points, matching his career high. He scored 27 in the second half. On the flip side, Derrick Rose shot 7-of-26 from the field for 17 points and wasn't a factor in either of the overtimes.
Factoid: Thursday marked the Lakers' first double-overtime game since April 22, 2012 versus Oklahoma City.
Loose balls: Lakers guard Nick Young (sprained ankle) missed his second consecutive game.
Lakers avoid matching record skid by outlasting Bulls in 2OT
LOS ANGELES -- Jordan Hill scored 26 points and forced the second overtime with a clutch jumper, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped their nine-game losing streak in thrilling fashion with a 123-118 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.
Wayne Ellington scored 23 points and rookie Jordan Clarkson added 18 for the Lakers, who held off the Bulls for their first victory since Jan. 9.
With big late baskets from everybody in their patchwork lineup, the Lakers avoided matching the 1994 squad coached by Magic Johnson for the longest skid in the 16-time champion franchise's history.
All-Star Jimmy Butler matched his career high with 35 points for the Bulls, who rallied from a nine-point deficit in 70 seconds late in regulation.
Lakers fans applaud Bulls' Pau Gasol
LOS ANGELES -- It was overwhelming at first, the tribute video playing back the memories, the cheers and applause raining down, the fans wearing "Thank Pau" shirts with his accomplishments with the Lakers listed on the back.
"So many emotions -- and that ovation at the start of the game, hard to focus," Pau Gasol said afterward, surrounded by a swarm of reporters who used to cover him daily. "It took me a while to get settled into the game."
Before Gasol's first game back in L.A. against his former team Thursday -- a 123-118 double-overtime loss by the Bulls at Staples Center -- he went to center court and applauded along with fans, showing appreciation for their support after the video played.
But before that, Gasol, who finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four blocks, received a surprise guest in the locker room: Kobe Bryant.
Following season-ending right shoulder surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff, the Lakers' star guard, who won two championships alongside Gasol, visited his former teammate. Gasol left the Lakers last summer after 6 1/2 seasons with the team.
"I really appreciated him coming. I didn't expect it at all," Gasol said. "It was an incredible gesture on his part to want to come and want to say hello. A great unexpected gift."
Not that the two talked all that long.
"He just got surgery," Gasol said. "He was in pain. I told him to go rest, get out of here. ... We're in touch. We talk. I'll see him down the road at one point."
Bryant had been expected to speak to the crowd before the game, but he told ESPN he wasn't feeling well enough, 31 hours after the operation, to go on the court.
This wasn't the first time Gasol entered Staples Center as a member of the Bulls. He also was here Nov. 17 when Chicago faced, and defeated, the Los Angeles Clippers
Kobe Bryant
Rebounds | J. Hill | 8.1 | ||||||||||
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GENEVA — Declaring that Iran no longer wants to "walk in the dark" of international isolation, Iranian negotiators put forward what they called a potential breakthrough plan Tuesday at the long-stalled talks on easing fears that Tehran wants atomic arms.
Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the Iranian plan's formal name was `'An End to the Unnecessary Crisis and a Beginning for Fresh Horizons." He described it as having many new ideas but added negotiators had agreed to keep the details confidential during the morning bargaining session.
"We think that the proposal we have made has the capacity to make a breakthrough," he told reporters.
Alluding to the international pressure over Iran's nuclear program that has driven the country into near-pariah status, he said: "We no longer want to walk in the dark and uncertainty and have doubts about the future."
European Union official Michael Mann said Iran's PowerPoint presentation lasted about one hour, which suggested that Tehran had come into the talks with a detailed plan to address international concerns about its nuclear agenda.
"We heard a presentation this morning from Foreign Minister (Javad) Zarif. It was very useful," Mann told reporters.
Iran's uranium enrichment program is at the core of the six world powers' concerns. Iran now has more than 10,000 centrifuges churning out enriched uranium, which can be used either to power reactors or as the fissile core of a nuclear bomb. Iran has long insisted it does not want nuclear arms — a claim the U.S. and its allies have been skeptical about — but has resisted international attempts to verify its aims.
Yet Tehran is now under international sanctions that are biting deeply into its troubled economy. Since the election of reformist Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in June, Iranian officials have said they are ready to compromise with the West.
The U.S, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany are eager to test whether those words will translate into real progress such as increased international monitoring and scaling back on Tehran's uranium enrichment.
"We have seen some positive mood music coming out of Tehran," Mann said. "But of course the most important thing is that they actually follow it up with concrete proposals that address our concerns."
The first session of the two-day talks — the first since Rouhani's election — lasted about 2 1/2 hours before breaking shortly after noon. Back pains suffered by Zarif, Iran's chief negotiator, threatened to complicate the process.
Mann said the pains did not stop Zarif from having a "cordial" dinner Monday evening with Catherine Ashton, the top EU diplomat convening the talks. But Araghchi said Zarif was "suffering a lot," although he intended to stay in Geneva until the talks ended.
Iran's state TV, which closely reflects government views, said Tehran offered to discuss uranium enrichment levels at the talks. The report also said Iran proposed adopting the additional protocols of the U.N.'s nuclear treaty — effectively opening its nuclear facilities to wider inspection and monitoring — if the West recognizes Iran's right to enrichment uranium under the U.N. pact.
Of the tons of enriched uranium in Iran's stockpile, most is enriched to under 5 percent — a level that need weeks of further enrichment to turn into weapons-level uranium. But it also has nearly 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of 20 percent-enriched uranium, a form that can be quickly upgraded for weapons use, according to the U.N's atomic agency, which keeps tabs on Iran's nuclear activities. That is close to -- but still below -- what is needed for one nuclear weapon.
No final deal is expected at the two-day session. However, if the Iranians succeed in building trust, the talks could be the launching pad for a deal that has proven elusive since negotiations on Iran's nuclear program began in 2003.
One immediate change from previous talks was the choice of language. Mann told reporters they were being held in English, unlike previous rounds under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Rouhani's hard-line predecessor, where Farsi translation was provided.
A former senior U.N. official who has acted as an intermediary between U.S. and Iranian officials said the six powers want significant cuts in the number of Iranian centrifuges now enriching uranium.
They also demand that Iran ship out to another country not only the 20 percent uranium it now has but also most of the tons of low-enriched uranium it has produced. And they want caps on the amount of enriched uranium that Iran would be allowed to keep at any time. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment on the talks.
Iran says it needs this material to power a future reactor network. Iranian state television has quoted Araghchi as saying that Tehran was ready to discuss its enrichment program but would never ship enriched materials abroad. He described that stance as "our red line."
While seeking to reduce enrichment at Iran's sprawling underground facility at Natanz, the six powers also want Iran to completely close another enrichment plant at Fordo, south of Tehran. The Fordo site is heavily fortified, making it more difficult to destroy than Natanz if it turns toward making nuclear weapons.
Demands to reduce enrichment instead of stopping it implicitly recognize Iran's right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes. That already is a victory for Tehran, considering talks began 10 years ago with the international community calling on the Islamic Republic to mothball its enrichment program.
Araghchi said subsequent sessions would be conducted at the deputy foreign minister level, meaning that he would head the Iranian side.


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Winter Live Wallpapers other than Lonely Tree
I'm not saying Lonely Tree is bad, I am just looking for suggestions for a winter/snow live wallpaper that will look good on a Nexus 7.
Currently, I have a Christmas Live Wallpaper and after the New Year, I'll be taking down the lights and will be looking for a seasonal looking display.
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I live in Washington, DC. There are a couple of trails in George Washington National Forest (in VA) that you can get to in about 2 hours from DC. You can camp there as well. We did the Taskers Gap Mill Run last May. You have to stop off at a gas station, pay 5-7 bucks for a day pass to use the trail. It is approximately 7 miles long. See link below for instructions:
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Originally published Monday, August 12, 2013 at 6:04 PM
WSU announces new tactics to tackle booze and drugs
Washington State University is taking strides to address safety concerns about drug and alcohol abuse, including more Friday morning classes and plans to notify parents if an underage student is caught drinking or using drugs.
The Associated Press
SPOKANE — Washington State University will take new steps to try to reduce binge drinking and drug use by students, including scheduling more Friday morning classes and notifying parents if an underage student is caught drinking or using drugs, university officials announced Monday.
The Pullman-based school started examining ways to address drug and alcohol use by students after a student died of alcohol poisoning in October.
Among the proposed changes, WSU officials will notify parents the first time an underage student violates alcohol and drug policies.
"Robust research shows that parents can have a significant influence on their children's drinking habits," said Melynda Huskey, WSU dean of students. "Rather than using parental notification as a scare tactic, we view it as an opportunity to involve parents in the process of reducing harm."
WSU also plans to seek approval from the Faculty Senate to schedule more classes on Friday mornings to combat alcohol-fueled three-day weekends.
A 2007 study by the University of Missouri found that students were more likely to binge on Thursday nights if they didn't have classes on Friday.
"If something as simple as the timing of a student's academic classes will help prevent excessive drinking behavior, then it's a good, science-based practice to implement," said Dr. Bruce Wright, executive director of WSU's Health and Wellness Services.
Wright chaired a task force convened by WSU President Elson S. Floyd after the student's death in October. The task force, made up of faculty, staff, students and community representatives, presented recommendations to reduce drug and alcohol abuse on campus.
Other changes to be implemented include:
• Adding more alcohol-free floors to residence halls.
• Requiring alcohol screening for at-risk students and providing intervention if necessary.
• Teaching students how to recognize signs of alcohol poisoning and how to intervene.
The school is also considering a proposal to gradually phase out fraternity freshman housing.
"We know from multiple national studies and local data that freshmen are more likely to experience alcohol-related harm than other students and that freshmen fraternity members are in the highest risk category," Wright said. "The idea is to eventually have all freshmen living in the residence halls where trained personnel are on hand 24/7."
WSU has paired with Pullman Regional Hospital to ensure that students seen at the emergency room are screened for substance-abuse problems. Emergency-room staff will work with WSU's Health and Wellness clinic to intervene and provide help.
Washington State has also become one of more than 60 universities to implement the Red Watch Band program. Students will be given inexpensive watches after they complete a training program on how to respond to signs of alcohol-related emergencies. Developed by Stony Brook University, the program is designed to help students look out for each other.
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Thursday's violent storms in Red Wing, Minn. were over in just a blink of an eye, but the damage was lasting. Scattered yellow insulation covered the trees and corn stubble in the southwestern Minnesota town. "It just happened so fast," Sally Lemmerhirt of Red Wing, Minn. said.
Update: Forest Lake Walmart Reopened After Evacuation
The Walmart in Forest Lake has been voluntarily evacuated Sunday afternoon due to a potentially dangerous snow load on the roof, according to the police. Police say the evacuation was prompted after an employee noticed what looked like a bend in the roof truss
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The accumulation of heavy snow may have caused the roof of a Ramsey business to collapse early Friday afternoon. According to an employee, workers saw the roof of Pro Power Sports begin to sag, and then they heard rivets pop. All employees were able to escape the building before the roof collapsed, trapping trucks, snowmobiles and other products and equipment.
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Move over, Florida. New numbers show that Minnesota could finish first when it comes to disaster insurance claims. Last year, Minnesota generated nearly $800 million in claims, and that's only through the third quarter. If you're wondering why your premium is going through the roof, you can blame what's falling on your roof. Hail from storms on Aug. 6 damaged roofs, windows and siding all over the south metro.
WCCO-TV Brings The Past To New Heights With The Weather Watcher
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Vikes Make Dome Debut, Fans Question If They Will Stay
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Lindsay Lohan Flashes Skin at 'Liz & Dick' Premiere in Beverly Hills (PHOTOS)
Lindsay Lohan went the old-school Hollywood route for the premiere of Liz & Dick, held Tuesday night in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The troubled 26-year-old starlet showed up in a revealing silver dress by Donna Dashini, which she paired with a mermaid-style hairdo and bold red lipstick.
Unfortunately for Lohan -- who is working hard to rebuild her public image after a series of run-ins with the law -- the dress was met with a big thumbs down from fashion critics on the Internet, many of whom were turned off by its diamond-shaped cutouts and beads that ran down along the center.
Are you a fan of her dress? Have a look at it in the gallery, above, then sound off in the comments.
Liz & Dick premieres Sunday night on Lifetime.Also on Tuesday, Lohan swung by The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, during which she explained why she canceled an interview with Barbara Walters at the last minute.
"The timing wasn't right, right now," she said. "When it's right, she knows I'll be the first person she sits down with."
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Integration with explorer is done nicely, doesn't add weight to the system itself.
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